Colossus: Short G/T story.

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The Glowing Giant.

Earth, year 3000:

The remaining human race has rebounded from cataclysm forces that nearly wiped out the race. While most of the humans has long since settled on Mars and Pandora, the remainder rebuilt their lives. However in spite of the advance technology on Earth, the humans live in constant fear of the unknown and built walls to protect themselves. Outside the walls lived the exiled whom lead a failed coup d'teau. One such character, Blair Flowers, a law biding citizen lived in her own self-exile. Now why she would live like this for. She didn't do anything wrong or did something that lead her to this. Blair went through periods of abuse during her life. The first time was with her elder brother, Jason. During her teen years, Blair endured sexual abuse from him all the while he was trying to have an incestuous relationship. He didn't succeed thanks to her twin brother, Salem and her maid, Veronica. Then came her first marriage to Travis Bernard. Though he started of polite and pleasant, Travis became more abusive and paranoid. He was rather executed than banished like Jason. Fearing another abuse, Blair willingly left the town and became the way she is: self-reliant and a nomad.

"I can't continue living the life I have." Blair said.

She didn't dare say she wanted to commit suicide, but being alone is much better than dealing with the other traitors. She never thought of joining them because of what they've done to her family, so she remained on a southerly path. Then one day, Blair was resting when she saw a glowing light not to far away from her. Picking up her stuff, she followed where the light was. Once outside the forests, Blair was on a cliff and she saw from far away the most handsome man lying asleep on the beach. He looked very much an Earth human like her. As Blair approached him further, the man's size increased and she found herself looking at a giant. His tanned skin, muscular body, his dark hair, everything seemed perfect to her. However, Blair got worried that she may suffer another abuse. Jumping safely on his huge body, she took notice of his hairy chest and wanted to explore more, but she was tired for the night. Blair used her blanket as a pillow and curls up for the night. Nightmares haunted Blair all the time, when she was alone in the forests. Most having been about Jason and his incestuous plans for a romantic relationship with her to him wanting to destroy mankind's only chance at a future. Blair felt cold around him all the time after his first attempt. However being on this giant man, made her feel more comfortable. Either that, or it was the light, she wasn't sure. The next morning, the giant slowly awakened around the time Blair did. Packing her blanket away in her backpack, she quickly moved from his chest to the side. As she attempted to climb off his body, he took notice of her. Moving his right hand to hold her in place so Blair doesn't fall, the giant moved into a sitting position and slowly stands up to his full height. Once standing, he took his hand containing Blair and brought her closer to eye level.

"Hello." the giant said.

Blair turned around to face the giant's blue eyes, but was still scared. Surely, she should feel comfortable, but he was quite intimidating at his size. Being held in the palm of his hand with no way down, Blair could only try to talk him into not hurting her. However, the giant sensing she's scared from his size, calms her down.

"Don't, please." Blair said. "I can't go through more... I"

"Please be calm." the giant said. "I won't hurt you. I'm just curious about you."

"Why?" Blair said, her dark eyes with suspicion. "I've been through too much abuse and..."

She stopped at mid-sentence and had admitted to her past to someone, lest a giant, she barely knew. Now that he knew of Blair's abuse, she felt like this will continue for her. However, the giant man comforted her. Blair began to feel more comfortable around him. While hugging her in his chest the best way he could, trouble lurked was within the forests. Blair's older brother, Jason, peeked out of the forests. Infuriated by the idea of another man interfering from his only chance to have her as his wife, Jason ran out of the forests.

"Jason!" Blair said.

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"She's MINE!!!!" Jason yelled. "MY BRIDE!!!"

Jason felt sick when he got hit by the giant's purity. He had a hard time breathing due to his dark, corrupted soul. Jason wanted Blair to be with him for all time, but his fate was not as great. As she told Jason off that she will never be his wife, Blair watched him fall apart and turn to dust.

"He wanted you as his wife." the giant said. "Is he insane?"

"Incestuous." Blair said. "Jason raped me when I was 16. He plus what my ex-husband did lead me to self-exile. Lets get out of here before someone sees you."

As the giant took her and left towards the town Blair lived in, she knows she would have to face her family soon. The self-exile that Blair impose on herself, everything due to what Jason and Travis did. The giant learned a lot about her, while she learned more about why he was on Earth. Upon reaching the energy wall, she saw that in comparison to the giant's own, it didn't have a chance and it's powers were negated. The walls reached his ankles, allowing him to walk over it. He entered the town and began walking. The populace was taken by surprise as the felt the ground tremble under him and ran away. The giant got confused why and later saw the very monster that they were afraid of. A dark creature of evil emerged from it's hiding place in the ocean to attack the last survivors of Earth. After taking Blair to safety with her family, the giant grabbed a sword to do battle with it. As the creature got closer, he noticed that it only came up to his waist, but he kept a defense stance.

"You will not pass here." the giant said.

The creature and the giant did battle. The original prophecy that the priest told about the two was believed everyone to be an old wives tale to scare children into behaving themselves. They found the prophecy being true while the two fought. The giant had no trouble hurling the creature away to spare the populace from another attack. While the creature swatted at him, the giant was able to turn the tables and kill it. This finally ended the prophecy of the dark creature's reign.

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At the palace, Blair explains her self-exile to her family and admitted her refusal to come back after those years. Just before she got to finish and ask for forgiveness, she and her family saw the giant appear in the town. Her father watched him as he gently took people in his hand to interact with them. When the giant saw the royal family come out, he found himself interacting with them. Sure enough with the threat gone, the giant was about to leave when Blair came out to see him.

"Are you leaving soon?" Blair said.

"No." the giant said. "I just need to get my ship here. I don't want anyone tiring to build me a house."

"I am a royal princess here." Blair said. "I never told anyone about my self-exile until now. My family knows about you, but I never got your name."

"Melot, my princess." the giant said.

Years later, Melot and Blair married. He became a legend, being a devoted husband and father to their five daughters.

[natalie]

I really really like this story, I like the part, where, she is looking at him from a cliff, and when he glows he increases in size. I also like it that he fought her abuser, those were really cool neat parts, also think the names Merlot and Blair are neat names. Thought it was a interesting twist near the end that she was a Princess. Also, like it that she confided in the giant. Also, like that he was considerate to hold her in place so she wouldn't fall while he got up. Very, very good story.

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Thanks, but the giant's name is Melot. I have another short story coming up soon

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The old king took a liking to Melot as his son in law and praised him for his unyielding loyalty to his family. Before he died, the old king made one last request to sit in his hand. Though his servants were against it, they can't deny the old king of his last chance to see Melot again. Outside the servants watched him lower his hand next to the old king. One of his servants carried him into his hand as he can't walk or climb due to his failing health. The servant got off as Melot gently raised his hand containing his father-in-law to his eye level. Sitting in the palm of his hand, they talked for a long time. Watching the old king lay down on his hand, Melot saw him smile at him. Despite his plea to make him immortal and young, the old king refused because he missed his wife for so long. He was happy to have Blair back into his life and more happier to see her married to Melot. He died laying on the palm of his hand giving out affection and praise to him. The death hit both Melot and Blair hard because he was good man.

"No." Melot said. "He can't..."

"Papa." Blair said.

Melot took her into his hand and comforted her, while trying to keep his own tears from falling on top of her. The funeral procession lasted a few days and ended with the old king's burial. As life returned to normal, Blair gathered her strength and visited her father's grave. Strangely enough, the people noticed Melot hasn't aged since his arrival to their town. The farmers are tending the fields as they watched Melot spending time with Blair and their daughters. Upon seeing with his family, the farmers faced each other.

"It seems like he never ages." the first farmer said.

"Aye." the 2nd farmer said. "He looks very young and fresh as the day he came here."

Gently putting Blair and his children down on the picnic blanket, Melot walks over to the farmers. Gently taking the men into his hand, he talked to them for a while. The first farmer mentioned that the old king praised Melot as a honorable son-in-law when he died.

"That's not normal." The 2nd farmer said. "Usually fathers talks ill of their sons-in-law, no matter how god or bad he is."

"Not exactly true." Melot said. "My father-in-law talked ill of my wife's first husband because he was abusive to her."

Late at night, as they prepared for bed, she took a moment to gazed lovingly at her husband, the man who saved her from infinite darkness. While lying down on Melot's hairy chest, Blair curls up and started to wonder why she hasn't age unlike her brother.

"Umm Melot." Blair said. "Why am I not aging? Is this your doing?"

"More likely both of us." Melot said. "After we married, our love was sealed in the immortal pact of love on my home world, Brega."

Slowly and gently he took Blair into his hand and sat up. The love she and Melot shared for each other was more than enough. Feeling him kiss her with his massive lips, Blair blushed for a moment. Melot found it cute to see her blushing. Blair returns a kiss of her own on his huge lips in their own forever.


The Escape

Planet Pandora in the year of 3000 AD.

After the arrival of the Earth humans, several protocols must be followed on Pandora. As humans are not indigenous to the giant's overpopulated world, they must live underground and never show themselves to any giant citizen. The humans had a hard time adjusting to the atmosphere due to it's pollution and inevitable wasteland. While staying hidden, a tiny male eyes a giant couple arguing over money. The man leaves with his pets and the woman barricades herself in her room. Quickly and quietly, he stole a ring left on the ground and took it back underground. He didn't share his exploits to anyone else as he planned to take the ring, along with his family out of Pandora. At night, the ring mysteriously teleported him and his family to Earth.

"Dad, where are we?" the son said.

"Earth." the father said. "We were told legends of Earth with the last remaining survivors having died."

"Not a lot of us died." someone said.

The family turned around to see a man with several guards. As they escorted them into town, the ring remains hidden in secret. The guards told them of the issues with planets of Brega and Pandora which Earth was caught in that war. Both are a race of giants, but the Bregans with their advanced technology and respect for nature, defeated the Pandorans and kept them from mining the Earth out of their resources. While the family begins to appreciate the fresher air and the new life on Earth, something else is happening.

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Adding more when I get back from Vegas

[natalie]

Whoops, thanks for the correction on the name. Great start on the new short story. Hope you have a fun trip.

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On Pandora, the woman in her home came downstairs to cook a meal for herself. As she prepped some food, she took notice of a weird black mark on the floor. Rather than tell anyone about this, the woman put a rug underneath it. The door breaks open and she sees the husband who left her.

"Where's my damn ring?" the man said.

"I don't have it." the woman said. "Didn't you take that with you?"

"I left it here." the man said.

As the man and his wife argued, they unknowingly found themselves being teleported to Earth.

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At their new house on Earth, the father and his wife got to work as farmers. At nightfall, the children are outside sitting in front of a fire pit and roasting marshmallows. The father looked outside the window to his shed and behind him, the giant ring that teleported him and his family to Earth. He didn't understand how or why it happened, but was glad it did.

"How long will we keep this ring with us?" the mother said. "Sooner or later there is someone greedy enough to take it from us."

"I know." the father said. "However, no one will be able to take the ring from us because it's too large. Plus, it will be somewhere safe."

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A man and woman awaken on Earth. They were quite confused on how they got here. As soon as they got up, the man and woman began walking towards the light they saw.

[natalie]

I wonder if there are going to be giants that come to earth, to get the ring ? Intriguing story, I like the part of the little people living underground. Am looking forward to the next chapter.

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To those interested in the names of Melot and Blair's daughters.

From oldest to youngest:
Serafina
Jeanette
Colleen
Violet
Estella

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While they continued walking, they weren't aware they left footprints for the remaining survivors of Earth to find. The only thing on that mind set was finding the ring and why it brought them here.

"What going to happen when we find it?" the woman said.

"We'll find out." the man said.

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At their home in Earth near the forests, a couple of thieves await outside waiting for them to go to bed. The father took notice of the thieves and grabbed a knife. The wife sees what got him worried.

"Stella, take the kids and run." the father said.

"What, John." Stella said. "Are you crazy?"

The men ran up to attack the family wanting the ring for themselves. Stella ordered her children to run away into the forests as she armed herself to fight off the thieves with John. The children ran into the forests as they watched the thieves kill their parents. While hiding and grieving for their parents, the children didn't take notice of two giants heading to the family farmhouse. The thieves tried to move the ring from the hiding place, but the male giant eyed them. His dress shoe covered feet blocked the path of the thieves.

"That ring belongs to me." the man said.

The thieves attempted to run, but he crushed them underfoot. Reclaiming the ring from under the house, the man wanted to turn around to leave, but the woman found the children hiding in the forest. Taking notice of them, the man took the children into his hand and brought them to his eye level. On the palm of his hand, the children got concerned they would be eaten alive by the giants.

"Easy there, little ones." the man said. "You're safe with us."

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I really really like this.

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"How can we trust you?" one child said.

"We're going to try though." the woman said.

The man put the children inside his breast pocket of his suit and standing next to his wife went to the northern section of the town that the rebels live. During that time, the children learned about the man's ring that not only brought their family here, but also the giants. Now orphaned after witnessing their parents' murder and without any known family members, they can only hope the giants can care for them.

"What will we do about the children with us." the woman said. "How are we going to care for them?"

"I don't know." the man said. "We've never been in this situation. Not only that, but we have never been in direct contact with Earth humans since their arrival on Pandora."

The giants realized that they were going to have to try to be good parents for the orphaned.

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While that was going on the northern city took notice of the giants and prepared for an all out attack. However giving their size advantage, along with their lack of development in comparison to the Southern city's wall sector and the maltreatment of their own people: the rebels living in the Northern City was ill-prepared for their attack. As the giants arrived to the northern city, the rebels began to fire at them. Thinking it's becoming effective, they ordered more rounds. Soon the rebels discovered just how ineffective was when the giants entered the city.

"You think that's enough." the man said. "Think again."

Using his ring, he teleports the rebels to Pandora to give them the proper punishment for what they've done. When the prisoners were freed by the woman, this was the first time they and the others felt freedom in a long time after years of suppression under the rebels from the banished Southern Regions. Grateful to be free, they ran to their giant saviors and hugged their shoe covered feet the best way they could. Years later under their leadership, the Northern Regions prospered. The man married his wife and raised John and Stella's children as their own. That night as the children prepared for bed, they had wondered if their parents are watching them. Somehow, the giant man sensed that and took them into his hand.

"They are watching over you." the man said.

"I hope so." one of the children said.

Going to bed that night, the ghosts of John and Stella continued to watch over their children and the giants taking care of them.


The Pink Shoes

Modern day South Korea, a woman named Song Ji-Won saw a giant pair of pink shoes and took special care of them each day to keep them in pristine shape. Little did she know that there was a legend that whoever takes care of the pink shoes and is virtuous, inherits their powers. Ji-Won didn't take that into thought due to being in her early 20s and is thinking about school. The night she went to bed, Ji-Won began having dreams of a fight involving her having to defend South Korea at a size similar to another woman from the North. She couldn't understand why this was the case. By the next morning, Ji-Won awakened to find herself a giant in pink shoes.

[natalie]

I like this a lot

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*I was rereading Enormity late last night and wanted to make Ji-Won a similar height to Yoon-sook. However, I decided against it and just have be at 300 ft. Big enough to tower over the cities, but careful enough not to trample on anyone.*

She didn't understand how or why she got this big. As Ji-Won stood up to from the ground, she became aware of not only her surroundings but also how huge she has grown. She had reached the height of 300 ft. and her outfit was similar to how the go-go dancers wore at night clubs. A black top with a pink plaid skirt and nude pantyhose. Yet, it was modest enough to keep Ji-Won calm as she slowly begins walking away.

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At a clinic in Pusan, a young woman named Tabitha Colton kept herself busy as she made her usual rounds. Nearing her late 20s, she made the decision to move San Francisco to South Korea upon graduating from medical school. Her older brother, Martin was able to procure a job for her in Pusan while he held a government job, overseeing the completion of the wall to keep the South Korean section of the de-militarized zone safe. One morning as she was going to check out to head home, a man whom was injured requested help immediately. Taking him into the clinic, Tabitha was able to patch his wounds. The man was grateful for her help.

"Thank you." The man said in Korean.

"You're welcome." Tabitha said, in Korean.

As she and the man talked, she discovered that he was a defector from the North whom an assassin is after for telling the South Korean government about the anticipated assassination of South Korean Ambassador, Han Cho-in. After Tabitha checks out, she sneaks him in to her apartment to hide him for a while. The man was curious in how she was able to speak perfect Korean and why she's willing to risk herself for him.

"May I ask you something?" the man said, in Korean.

"Go ahead." Tabitha said.

"Why risk yourself to save me?" the man said, in Korean.

"I'm am concerned for you." Tabitha said, in Korean. "I don't want you getting hurt. I don't know what they taught you, but it was wrong."

When she just said that, the man took some time to reflect on how his life was in North Korea. He and his family lived in constant poverty and being groomed into being mindless spies sent to the South to implicate Juche(self-reliance). Yet somehow the man found himself questioning that the moment he met a few Americans who helped him escape. Before the man introduced himself, he and Tabitha hears trouble coming. Thinking quickly, they hid in her closet as the door open to reveal North Korean assassins looking for him. After a through search, they found nothing and left. It was a close one, but Tabitha was able to keep him safe. Coming out of the closet, she helped the man on her bed.

"What is your name." Tabitha said, in Korean.

"Lee Tae-Soon." the man said, in Korean.

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Arriving in Pusan, Ji-Won was careful in walking around. As she was coming closer, she took notice of trouble. A bunch of North Korean assassins came out of an apartment complex and dragged out another North Korean defector to assassinate. Quickly putting a stop to this, Ji-Won used her feet and made small earthquake trembles to catch their attention. The defector ran, but the assassins attempted to kill her. Thinking quickly and despite not being a violent person, Ji-Won lifted her foot slightly and crushed them underfoot. Many of the people took notice of Ji-Won's gigantic frame. Although grateful that she protected them from a couple of North Korean assassins, some began to worry how they will feed her without shortening their food supplies. In a flash, Ji-Won returned to her 5'9 frame and still wearing the pink shoes. Her purse-like backpack was on her back along with her wallet so she can pay for her own food. A young woman much shorter than Ji-Won eyed her intensely as she eats her breakfast. Holding the intense look of resentment in her eyes, she disappears without a trace.

"Who was that girl?" Ji-Won said to a friend of hers.

"Some weird girl we don't know." her friend said. "She creeps me out very much."

They continued to enjoy their breakfast as the woman left secretly to a country living in isolation.

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Taking some clothes from a neighbor, Tabitha returns to her apartment while Tae-Soon showered. She needed some clothes to tie him over until she can get paid to go shopping for him. After frightening day of having to deal with assassins from the North, Tabitha was ready to call it a day and sleep. The short peace was interrupted by a telephone call on her cell phone. It had to be either Manny, her friend from med school or Martin, her brother.

"Hello." Tabitha said.

"Tabi, are you watching this?" Manny said. "There's news reports about a gigantic female in South Korea."

"Manny what are you talking about?" Tabitha said. "This isn't the time, I just had a near frightening moment with some assassins breaking into my apartment."

Manny eyed her suspiciously as she had to explain her encounter with Tae-Soon, a defector from North Korea. In that moment, he understood what that meant for Tabitha. If the defector asked for her help, it means not only that he's in danger, but also Tabitha and her adoptive daughter, Dorothy. Being warned not to mention this to her brother, Manny agrees to keep this between them providing that she tells her brother about it.

"No guarantees, Manny." Tabitha said. "I will get into contact with my brother soon."

"Please do so." Manny said. "I'm worried about you. You don't know what people like this are capable of."

Oh believe me, Manny. Tabitha though. I know more than you do after that encounter. She turned her attention to Tae-Soon as he was getting dressed. Tabitha knowing that both of their lives will be in even more danger calls her brother for help.

"I'll get you two into a safe zone." Martin said. "Just stay hidden."

Doing as she was told, Tabitha took Tae-Soon and Dorothy into hiding in the closet. Keeping her phone handy and a loaded hand gun just in case of trouble. After putting her phone in silent mode, Tabitha waited for the first signs of trouble.

"Got any training on guns." Tae-Soon asked, in Korean.

"Yes." Tabitha said. "14 years of training. Got my first gun at 14, but never used it unless it was a last resort. I don't want Dorothy doing the same thing in picking up a gun."

[natalie]

I like the mysterious girl.

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adding more soon

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adding more soon. waiting for a friend of mines to get back from his trip.